Some have recently pointed to the modern "assault weapon" - the cosmetically altered semi-auto rifles of today - as being something that was not envisioned by the second amendment. They say that these are modern weapons that are not protected by the second amendment.
Well let's think about it a minute.
What was the state of the art in personal firearms at the time the constitution was written? The musket, a black powder, manually loaded, single shot rifle.
What was the state of the art in a soldier's firearms at the time the constitution was written? The musket, a black powder, manually loaded, single shot rifle.
When the constitution was written, arms meant arms, even those in equal capability and capacity to what the military used at the time of the US Revolution.
Where did America raise its armies from? From the citizens. Where did they get their guns initially? They had them already.
America was armed at the time. Militias and watchmen were local groups of armed citizens. These militias and watchmen became soldiers and fought for our freedom using muskets, the state of the art in personal firearms at the time.
An argument can be made for the legalization of full-auto rifles following that principle. And yet, gun-owners already compromised decades ago and gave that up.
We are not giving up any more of our rights because of someone else's fear. We have made our compromise.
The suggested measures of national registration serves only two purposes: taxation and confiscation. It does absolutely nothing to stop crime.
Copyright 2013, Kevin Farley (a.k.a. sixdrift, a.k.a. neuronstatic)
Well let's think about it a minute.
What was the state of the art in personal firearms at the time the constitution was written? The musket, a black powder, manually loaded, single shot rifle.
What was the state of the art in a soldier's firearms at the time the constitution was written? The musket, a black powder, manually loaded, single shot rifle.
When the constitution was written, arms meant arms, even those in equal capability and capacity to what the military used at the time of the US Revolution.
Where did America raise its armies from? From the citizens. Where did they get their guns initially? They had them already.
America was armed at the time. Militias and watchmen were local groups of armed citizens. These militias and watchmen became soldiers and fought for our freedom using muskets, the state of the art in personal firearms at the time.
An argument can be made for the legalization of full-auto rifles following that principle. And yet, gun-owners already compromised decades ago and gave that up.
We are not giving up any more of our rights because of someone else's fear. We have made our compromise.
The suggested measures of national registration serves only two purposes: taxation and confiscation. It does absolutely nothing to stop crime.
Copyright 2013, Kevin Farley (a.k.a. sixdrift, a.k.a. neuronstatic)
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